On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 03:34:48 GMT, micheil@shaw.ca (Michil$(D??(Bn) wrote:

>On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 17:05:55 GMT, russj41@concentric.net (MacHamish)
>wrote:
>
>> In the
>>meantime, my gold holdings are doing very well, thank you very much.
>>
>>MacHamish M$(D??(Br
>
>Of course they are! That's what they're for - to be a hedge against
>the bottom dropping out of the US dollar!
>
>Rather like: "Now the Titanic is sinking, my rubber boots should prove
>very useful!"

Nonetheless, it was perspicacious of me to raise the allocation of gold in
my portfolio a few years ago when gold was totally out of favor.  Did you do
so, Mr. Expert Currency Speculator?

By the way, look for a brief rally in the USD.  There is a large short
postion that will be covered at some point.

MacHamish M$(D??(Br